Chapter 559 Failure
Yun Qingqing quietly sent Xiao Changheng back to his bedroom in the courtyard without disturbing anyone.
She settled him on the bed, pulled the quilt over and tucked in the corners, reached out to smooth the hair on his forehead, and sat down beside the bed.
Yun Qingqing lowered her eyes and stared at him for a while, then closed her eyes and raised her hand. Her fingertips drew a point of white light from his forehead, touched the center of his eyebrows, and went all the way to the deepest part of his consciousness space.
On the edge of the cliff, the pure and flawless jade tree remains the same as always.
Yun Qingqing walked slowly to the foot of the tree, looked up at the dense branches and leaves, and heard the pleasant tinkling of leaves as thin as cicada wings swayed in the breeze.
Among the branches and leaves, a bud was slowly blooming, turning into a large, pure white flower. After a moment, it fell down and was gently placed in her palm.
Yun Qingqing lowered her eyes and gazed at the flower, unspeakable emotions flowing in her black jade-like pupils.
After a long while, she walked forward, stretched out her hand and gently stroked the white and tender tree trunk, and whispered:
"Wait until I come back."
She didn't know why, but she suddenly had an urge to take another look at the tree before going into seclusion.
Perhaps, when this breakthrough is successful, we will finally be able to find clues about the origin of this tree.
Yun Qingqing took a deep breath, turned around and left, then opened her eyes when her consciousness returned.
Xiao Changheng was still sleeping under the effect of the Ning Shen Jue.
Yun Qingqing suddenly felt something strange in her hand. She looked down and her breathing immediately stopped. Her eyes widened in surprise.
I saw a ball of light white light slowly dispersing from the palm of my hand, blending into the air and finally disappearing.
Even though she only saw it blurry for a moment, Yun Qingqing still recognized the original appearance of the white light.
That was clearly the flower on the jade tree just now!
She didn't deliberately put down the flower when she left because that was a space of consciousness and it was impossible for any physical thing to be taken out.
But this flower really appeared in reality. Even though it only lasted for a short moment and then disappeared, it really appeared!
Yun Qingqing stared blankly at her empty palm, completely puzzled.
It was already four o'clock in the morning when the sound of the night watchman brought her back to her senses.
Yun Qingqing let out a long sigh and stood up.
I can’t figure it out now. It’s more important to improve my realm. It’s time to go into seclusion.
She reached out and lowered the curtains in front of the bed, quietly left the room, returned to her own courtyard, and sat down in the center of the spirit gathering formation.
She set up a barrier around her, took out the Emperor Flow Crystal, slowly closed her eyes, held her breath, and began to impact her realm.
A breeze started to rise in the courtyard, forming a vortex around her, and the light of the Emperor's Crystal enveloped her.
Yun Qingqing's eyelashes trembled slightly, her brows were furrowed, and her face turned paler and paler.
The vortex of spiritual energy around her swayed and gradually became chaotic. After several attempts to adjust it to no avail, a trace of blood suddenly flowed from the corner of her lips.
She suddenly opened her eyes, the spiritual energy around her exploded, and the Emperor Liu Crystal fell from the air at her feet.
Yun Qingqing's face turned pale, and she lowered her eyes to look at her palm with a confused expression.
Suddenly, a puff of green smoke rose up in the courtyard and turned into the figure of a woman in a red skirt.
"Qingqing! What happened? How did you get hurt?" Zhiluo rushed to Yun Qingqing's side, and suddenly took a breath when she saw her condition, "...hiss...did something go wrong with your breakthrough?"
Yun Qingqing raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her lips, then slowly raised her eyes to look at Zhiluo, frowning slightly:
"I……"
"What's going on?" Zhiluo pinched her pulse and confirmed that there was nothing serious, then she breathed a sigh of relief.
Yun Qingqing recalled the thoughts that had been disturbing her mind just now, and her expression gradually became solemn.
She picked up the Emperor Flow Crystal on the ground, stood up, lowered her eyes and spoke softly:
"My mind...is not clear, so I lost my breath and failed to break through."
Zhiluo was startled and felt terrified.
If you try to break through forcefully without a clear mind, you could end up going astray if you’re not careful.
She patted her chest to suppress her shock and asked subconsciously:
"How come you are confused? Can you tell me what it is?"
In Zhiluo's eyes, Yun Qingqing's strength is undoubtedly strong, but what is even stronger than her strength is her character.
It is really hard to imagine what could trouble someone like Yun Qingqing to the extent of affecting her practice.
Zhiluo stared at Yun Qingqing with a serious expression, waiting for her to speak.
Yun Qingqing was silent for a while, then walked to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down. She held her chin with her hand and frowned, then spoke slowly:
"Xiao Changheng has a secret."
"Hmm?" Zhiluo was stunned, and sat opposite her and stared at her, "Is it because his luck is too strong to be predicted, and it causes you trouble?"
Yun Qingqing shook her head:
"He is not a cultivator. No matter how strong his luck is, there is always a way to predict it, as long as my realm is high enough."
Zhiluo was a little confused:
"That is to say, if you want to explore, you must first break through... Then his secrets right now shouldn't be an obstacle to breaking through. What are you struggling with?"
Yun Qingqing bit her lip and said in confusion:
"I always know that the only way to solve the problem is to improve my realm as soon as possible, but... I don't know why I can't get rid of those thoughts about him..."
Yun Qingqing seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
Zhiluo had never seen her with such an expression before, and her eyes gradually widened:
"What kind of thoughts?"
Yun Qingqing exhaled slowly:
"Maybe it's because of that flower..."
She thought of the jade tree and white flower that was accidentally brought out from the bottom of Xiao Changheng's consciousness, and all kinds of thoughts came to her mind again.
That was exactly what happened just now. The memories related to him kept flashing through her mind and could not be driven away. The harder she tried to eliminate distracting thoughts and concentrate on a breakthrough, the more she couldn't calm down.
In her previous life, Yun Qingqing was called a genius by her master since she started practicing. The most important reason for this was that she always had no distractions and was extremely focused when practicing.
There has never been a situation like today.
Zhiluo stared at her in shock for a long time, and finally found her voice:
"Qingqing, you wouldn't be..."
Yun Qingqing came back to her senses and looked up at her:
"What?"
Zhiluo took a deep breath, her expression complicated:
"Are you... attracted to him?"
Yun Qingqing looked at her blankly for a moment, her eyes gradually widened, and she stood up abruptly. She made a gesture with her hands and disappeared in an instant.
Zhiluo was startled by her. She quickly stood up and was about to chase after her, but then stopped.
She sensed the direction Yun Qingqing was heading, thought for a moment, then sat down again. She rubbed her forehead with her hand, with a complicated expression.
"Is this true? Doesn't this mean... Oh, this is a big trouble." Zhiluo sighed heavily.
Yun Qingqing teleported directly to Xiao Changheng's bedroom.
She strode to his bed, drew aside the curtains, and looked at the sleeping man inside.
Heartbeat quickens.
Yun Qingqing lowered her eyes and looked at his sleeping face. It was as if a thunder exploded in her mind and her heart felt heavy and she could hardly breathe.
These days, the occasional inexplicable irritability, inexplicable excitement, and inexplicable desire to do something for him... all seem to have an explanation.
But... she had never experienced such a feeling of helplessness before. How could she confirm whether this was the answer?
Yun Qingqing was silent for a long time, took a deep breath, and slowly leaned towards him.
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